Motif
single combat as settlement of a marital and political dispute
single_combat_as_settlement_of_a_marital_and_political_dispute
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad THE TRIAL OF THE ARMY, AND CATALOGUE OF THE FORCES. / BOOK III. / ARGUMENT. / THE DUEL OF MENELAUS AND PARIS.; lines 4717-4821 confidence: medium
Menelaus rages through the field seeking Paris but cannot find him; the Trojans would have yielded the hated recreant warrior to so brave a foe.
Menelaus is treated as victorious after the duel, and Agamemnon calls for Helen, wealth, and a fine to be restored accordingly.
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